• The Hyperactive Children's Support Group (HACSG) provides help for ADHD/Hyperactive children and their families.
  Phone: 01243 539 966
  Website:www.hacsg.org.uk

• As teens
  A parent group from around the country with a common aim - to try and bring about some kind of change in relation to services provided to children and teenagers with Asperger's Syndrome.
  Website:www.asteens.co.uk/ 

• Asthma UK
  Provides a wide range of information materials about asthma. 
  Phone: 0800 121 62 55
  Website:www.asthma.org.uk/    

• Ataxia UK
  Support people affected by ataxia and fund research into causes and potential treatments.
  Phone: 0845 644 0606
  Website:www.ataxia.org.uk                                        

• National Autistic Society
  Provide individuals who have autism and their families with help, support and services that they can access, trust and rely upon and which can make a positive difference to their lives.
  Phone: 0845 070 4004
  Website:www.nas.org.uk 
• Parents for the Early Intervention of Autism (Peach)
  UK parent-led charity established to promote early behavioural intervention for young children with autism, Applied Behavioural Analysis (ABA), often referred to as the Lovaas Programme.
  Phone: 01344 882 248
  Website:www.peach.org.uk 
• Treehouse
  Treehouse is the national charity for autism education.
  Phone: 020 8815 5444
  Website:www.treehouse.org.uk

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• The Child Brain Injury Trust (CBIT)
  Offers support, information and training on childhood acquired brain injury.
  Phone: 0845 601 4939
  Website:www.cbituk.org 

• Brittle Bone Society
  The society gives help and advice on benefits, mobility, education, equipment, medical issues including genetics.
  Phone: 08000 28 24 59
  Website:www.brittlebone.org 

• Bullying UK
  Bullying UK helps a wide range of parents, pupils, teachers and youth organisations with practical issues around bullying.
  Website:www.bullying.co.uk 
• Victim Support
  Helps people affected by crime.
  Phone: 0845 30 30 900
  Website:www.victimsupport.org.uk

• Scope
  Provide services for people with cerebral palsy, their families and carers with a focus on early years, education, work and independent living.
  Phone: 0808 800 3333
  Website:www.scope.org.uk 

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• Child Poverty Action Group
  Campaigns for the abolition of child poverty in the UK and for a better deal for low-income families and children.
  Phone: 020 7837 7979
  Website:www.cpag.org.uk
• Childline
  A free confidential helpline for children and young people in the UK. You can talk to ChildLine about anything, 24 hours a day. 
  Phone: 0800 1111
  Website:www.childline.org.uk
• Connexions Direct
  Offers young people aged 13-19 information and advice needed to help make decisions and choices.
  Phone: 080 800 13 2 19
  Website:www.connexions-direct.com
• Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF)
  Aims to make the United Kingdom the best place in the world for children and young people to grow up.
  Phone: 0870 000 2288
  Website:www.dcsf.gov.uk
• Rathbone
  Provides opportunities for young people to transform their life-circumstances by re-engaging with learning, discovering their ability to succeed and achieving progresson to further education, training and employment.
  Phone: 0161 236 5358
  Website:www.rathboneuk.org
• Young Minds
  Works to improve the mental health and emotional well-being of all children and young people.
  Phone: 0808 802 5544
  Website:www.youngminds.org.uk

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• Afasic
  Helps children, young people and their families affected by the hidden disability of speech, language and communication impairments.
  Phone: 0845 355 5577
  Website:www.afasic.org.uk 

• Cystic Fibrosis Trust
  The only national charity dedicated to all aspects of Cystic Fibrosis.
  Phone: 020 8464 7211
  Website:www.cftrust.org.uk 

• Christians Against Poverty
  A national debt counselling charity working through a network of centres based in local churches.
  Phone: 01274 760 720
  Website: www.capuk.org

• Diabetes UK
  Working for people with diabetes, funding research, campaigning and helping people live with the condition.
  Phone: 020 7424 1000
  Website: www.diabetes.org.uk 

• AbilityNet
  AbilityNet helps disabled adults and children to use computers and the internet by adapting and adjusting their technology.
  Phone: 0800 269 545
  Website:www.abilitynet.org.uk
• Contact a Family
  Provides advice, information and support to the parents of all disabled children.
  Phone: 0808 808 3555
  Website:www.cafamily.org.uk
• Council for Disabled Children (CDC)
  The umbrella body for the disabled children's sector in England, with links to the other UK nations.
  Phone: 020 7843 1900
  Website:www.ncb.org.uk/cdc
• Disability Information and Advice Line services (DIALs)
  Provides information and advice to disabled people and others on all aspects of living with a disability.
  Phone: 01302 310 123
  Website:www.dialuk.org.uk
• Every Disabled Child Matters 
  The campaign to get rights and justice for every disabled child.
  Phone: 020 7843 6082
  Website:www.edcm.org.uk
• Skill: National Bureau for Students with Disabilities
  Promoting opportunities for young people and adults with any kind of impairment in post-16 education, training and employment.
  Phone: 0800 328 50550
  Website:www.skill.org.uk 
• The Challenging Behaviour Foundation
  Wants to see children and adults with severe learning disabilities having the same life opportunities as everyone else, including home life, education, employment and leisure.
  Phone: 01634 838 739
  Website:www.challengingbehaviour.org.uk

• Down's Syndrome Association
  Helps people with Down's Syndrome to live full and rewarding lives.
  Phone: 0845 230 0372
  Website:www.downs-syndrome.org.uk 

• British Dyslexia Association
  Aims to influence government and other institutions to promote a dyslexia friendly society, that enables dyslexic people of all ages to reach their full potential. 
  Phone: 0845 251 9002
  Website:www.bdadyslexia.org.uk

• Dyspraxia Foundation
  Supporting children, families and adults with dyspraxia.
  Phone: 01462 454 986
  Website:www.dyspraxiafoundation.org.uk 

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• Beat (beating eating disorders)
  Provides helplines for adults and young people, online support and a UK-wide network of self-help groups to help people beat their eating disorder.
  Phone: 0854 634 1414
  Website:www.b-eat.co.uk 

• ACE
  The Advisory Centre for Education (ACE) provides advice and information for parents and carers on a wide range of school based issues including exclusion, admissions, special education needs, bullying and attendance.
  Phone: 0808 800 5793
  Website:www.ace-ed.org.uk
• Choice Advice
  Provides realistic, impartial advice for parents navigating the secondary school admissions system, particularly targeting their services at those parents who most need help with this process.
  Website: choiceadvice.dcsf.gov.uk
• Dore
  Offers a structured programme of practical and constructive help, step-by-step and day-by-day, for people with learning difficulties.
  Phone: 0333 123 0100
  Website: www.dore.co.uk
• Education Otherwise
  A membership based organisation that provides support and information for families whose children are being educated outside school.
  Phone: 0845 478 6345
  Website:www.educationotherwise.org
• Independent Parental Special Education Advice (IPSEA) 
  A  national charity providing free legally based advice to families who have children with special educational needs. Advice is given by trained volunteers.
  Phone:0800 018 4016  
  Website:www.ipsea.org.uk
• National Association for Gifted Children (NAGC)
  Supports those who are directly involved with gifted children - parents, teachers, schools and medical professionals - as well as advising policy makers at national and local levels.
  Phone: 0845 450 0295
  Website:www.nagcbritain.org.uk
• Parentline Plus
  Works to offer help and support through an innovative range of free, flexible, responsive services - shaped by parents for parents.
  Phone: 0808 800 2222
  Website:www.parentlineplus.org.uk
• Schools finder
  A web service through which to find schools, childcare services and Sure Start children's centres.
  Website:http://schoolsfinder.direct.gov.uk/
• The Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills (Ofsted)
  Ofsted inspects and regulates care for children and young people, and inspects education and training for learners of all ages.
  Phone: 08456 404 045
  Website:www.ofsted.gov.uk 
• Young Gifted and TalentedThe site to challenge, fascinate and inspire young people with gifts and talents.
  Phone: 0845 602 1732
  Website:http://ygt.dcsf.gov.uk 

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• Epilepsy Action
  A membership organisation and is one of the largest epilepsy membership organisations in the world.
  Phone: 0808 800 5050
  Website:www.epilepsyaction.org.uk 

• Action for Children
  Supports and speaks out for the most vulnerable children and young people in the UK.
  Phone: 0300 123 2112
  Website:www.actionforchildren.org.uk
• Barnardos
  Supports families in many ways including fostering and adoption, disability and coping with domestic violence.
  Phone: 020 8550 8822
  Website:www.barnardos.org.uk
• Cafcass
  Looks after the interests of children involved in family court proceedings.
  Phone: 0844 353 3350
  Website:www.cafcass.gov.uk
• Citizens Advice
  Helps people resolve their legal, money and other problems by providing free information and advice, and by influencing policy makers.
  Website:www.citizensadvice.org.uk
• DirectGov
  Advice for parents and carers on tax credits, childcare, parents' and children' rights, learning, development and education and many other topics.
  Website: www.direct.gov.uk
• Face2Face
  The one-to-one befriending service for parents of disabled children.
  Phone: 0844 800 9189
  Website:www.face2facenetwork.org.uk
• Families Need Fathers
  An organisation dedicated to helping parents and their families continue to provide the love, care and support that their children need after separation.
  Phone: 0300 0300 363
  Website:www.fnf.org.uk
• National Society for Children and Family Contact (NSCFC)
  Promotes the case for mediation to break cycles of animosity, and works to ensure that welfare organisations and the courts serve the best interests of the child.
  Phone: 0870 766  8596
  Website:www.nscfc.com
• Talking Point
  The first stop for information on children's communication.
  Phone: 0845 225 4071
  Website:www.ican.org.uk
• The Children's Legal Centre
  The Children's Legal Centre offers free information and advice to parents.
  Phone: 01206 877 910
  Website:www.childrenslegalcentre.com 
• Unique
  The Rare Chromosome Disorder Support Group
  Phone: 01883 330766
  Website:www.rarechromo.org 

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• British Deaf Association
  The BDA is the largest Deaf organisation in the UK that is run by Deaf people.
  Phone: 01772 259 725
  Website:www.bda.org.uk
• Sense
  Provides expert advice and information as well as specialist services to deafblind people, their families, carers and the professionals who work with them.
  Phone: 0845 127 0060
  Website:www.sense.org.uk 

• Department of Health
  Provides health and social care policy, guidance and publications for NHS and social care professionals.
  Phone: 020 7210 4850
  Website:www.dh.gov.uk 

• Muscular Dystrophy 
  We are dedicated to improving the lives of all babies, children and adults affected by muscle disease.
  Phone: 020 7803 4800
  Website:www.muscular-dystrophy.org 

• AYME
  Offers lots of friendship-supporting services like an online community, pen-pals, e-mates, buddies and local get-togethers, all run by other young people with Myalgic Encephalopathy (ME) /Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS).
  Phone: 08451 23 23 89
  Website:www.ayme.org.uk
• ME Association
  Provides information, support and practical advice for people who are affected by ME/CFS/PVFS their families and carers.
  Phone: 01280 818968
  Website:www.meassociation.org.uk 

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• ASBAH
  Provides information and advice about spina bifida and hydrocephalus.
  Phone: 0845 450 7755
  Website:www.asbah.org 

• Spinal injury Association
  Offers support, assistance and services from the moment of injury and for the rest of a paralysed person's life.
  Phone: 0800 980 0501
  Website:www.spinal.co.uk 

• The Stroke Association
  Funds research into prevention, treatment and better methods of rehabilitation, and helps stroke patients and their families directly through its Rehabilitation and Support services.
  Phone: 0845 3033 100 
  Website:www.stroke.org.uk

• Tuberous Sclerosis
  Supports individuals, promotes awareness, and seeks the causes and best possible management of Tuberous Sclerosis Complex (TSC).
  Phone: 0121 445 6970
  Website:www.tuberous-sclerosis.org 

• Calibre
  Offers a free postal service of reading books for those who have sight problems, dyslexia or physical disabilites.
  Phone: 01296 432 339
  Website:www.calibre.org.uk
• Royal National Institute for the Blind
  Offers information, support and advice to over two million people with sight loss.
  Phone: 0303 123 9999
  Website:www.rnib.org

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